Principal Software Engineer

The Home Depot

. Join a product team contributing to software design, development, and the overall product lifecycle for store selling systems .

Posted 9/21/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $140,000 - $240,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in modern programming languages, particularly Java, and web application frameworks like Spring MVC and Quarkus. Proficient in cloud computing, microservice architectures, and destructive testing methodologies, with a strong focus on production systems design and reliability.

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Java MasterySpring MVC FrameworkMicroservice ArchitectureDestructive Testing MethodologiesCI/CD Toolchains

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Hard Skills

SQL ProficiencyNoSQL Data ModelingEvent Driven DesignVersion Control SystemsLinux ProficiencyProduction Systems DesignDefensive Coding PracticesDesign PatternsTest-Driven DevelopmentRESTful Web Services

Soft Skills

CollaborationMentoringProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

Cloud Computing PlatformAutomation PatternsMonitoring ServicesDashboardsLogging Tools

Industry Keywords

Software DesignProduct LifecycleService Level ObjectivesHigh AvailabilityDisaster Recovery

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudJavaLinuxNoSQLSpringSQLUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Join a product team contributing to software design, development, and the overall product lifecycle for store selling systems
Collaborate and pair with UX, engineering, and product management to create secure, reliable, scalable software solutions
Document, review, and ensure quality and change control standards
Write code and scripts to automate infrastructure, monitoring services, test cases, and destructive testing
Create dashboards, logging, alerting, and responses to proactively capture and address issues
Contribute to enterprise-wide tools for destructive testing, automation, and engineering empowerment
Identify product enhancements and unsecured code areas, implementing fixes
Identify, implement, and share technical solutions across the organization
Create reusable foundational code elements, architecture diagrams, and product documentation
Define Service Level Objectives and prioritize reliability backlog work
Field questions from product and support teams and provide production application support
Monitor production Service Level Objectives, performance, and capacity
Work with vendors and the open-source community on feature enhancements
Create API specifications and contracts for shared data
Triage high-priority issues and outages
Lead and participate in communities of practice and learn and apply new technologies
Build and grow junior engineers' skillsets

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be eighteen years of age or older
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
6 years of relevant work experience
Bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job
Mastery of a modern programming language, preferably Java
Mastery of a modern web application framework such as Spring MVC and Quarkus
Data engineering experience at scale
Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL data modeling
Proficiency in modern microservice-based architectures and methodologies, including Event Driven Design
Mastery of version control systems, preferably Git
Proficiency in Linux or Unix-based environments
Proficiency in CI/CD toolchains
Proficiency in destructive testing methodologies and tools
Proficiency in a cloud computing platform and associated automation patterns
Proficiency in production systems design, including high availability, disaster recovery, performance, efficiency, and security
Proficiency in defensive coding practices and patterns for high availability
Proficiency in design patterns
Proficiency in test-driven development and unit test creation
Proficiency in query optimization and troubleshooting
Experience with 12-factor methodology
Proficiency in designing and implementing RESTful web services